A month has passed since you submitted the report requested by William Seaton, Director of...

A month has passed since you submitted the report requested by William Seaton, Director of Finance on the Board’s proposals.

You have received the following email:

From: William Seaton, Director of Finance

To: Finance Manager

Subject: Shale oil

Hi,

One of the geologists made a presentation to the Board, proposing that we investigate the extraction of shale oil deposits. I have attached the slides that were used as the basis for this presentation.

I need you to work on a response to this document:

Firstly, what risks do you envisage in our entry to the shale oil business?

Secondly, what do you regard as the key factors that we should consider when deciding on proceeding with this

proposal? Please justify your selection.

Thirdly, what factors should we take into account when deciding on which country or countries to commence this

side of the business?

Finally, what are the challenges in creating a team of technical staff to lead our efforts in this area?

William

The presentation slides can be found by clicking on the Reference Materials button.